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Mighty Man

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Key: C Major
Time: 6/8
CAPO: No
C5.............[x3x01x]
F/C............[x33211]
Bb6............[x13333]
Note: first part of the intro played in free time.
|  C5|
|  F/C|  C|  Bb/C|  C|
|  Bb/C|  C|  F/C| % |
|  Am|  C/G|  F   C| % |
|  C|  Bb/C|  C| % |
A room on the tF/Cop flCoor
And the chest all but knBbackerCed
Two fingers not wBbo-rkCing
And the back’s shot to hF/Cell
It’s a lifetime of digging trAmenchesC/G  
In the cold and wet wFeathCer
And for laying half the rCoadway
In BbEngland as wCell
You’d finish in the F/Cone plCace
It was straight to the nBbext Cone
And you never could sBbettlCe
And you were always alFone
Just a drifter in lAmimboC/G  
I was best off awFay, sCon
Just one of the thCousands
Who could nBbever go hCome
That’s your mighty mBban, sConBb6  
Your mGmighty mCan
Well, the boat and the trFain rCide
In a misty NovBbembCer
We had the worst of the lBbodgCings
And we hated the sFubs
Ma’s face on the lAmeavingC/G  
I will always remFembCer
And we wouldn’t get pCaid
Until they had clBbosed up their pCubs
|  F   C|  C|  Bb   C|  C|
|  Bb   C|  C|  F|  F|
|  Am|  C/G|  F   C|  C|
|  C   Bb|  C| % |
And I could stand up on hF/CorsebCack
Was the man for the sBbingCing
Put my hand up for bBboxiCng
At the fairground on the hFeath
I could play my accAmordionC/G  
And charm all of the wFomCen
And dance round the tCaproom
With a chBbair in my tCeeth
That’s your mighty mBban, sConBb6  
Your mGmighty mCan
That’s your mighty mBban, sConBb6  
Your mGmighty mCan
|  Bb   C|  Bb6   Gm|
|  C|

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Mighty Man

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/C

Bb/C

C/G

Bb6

Key: C Major

Time: 6/8

CAPO: No

C5.............[x3x01x]

F/C............[x33211]

Bb6............[x13333]

Note: first part of the intro played in free time.

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F/C C Bb/C C

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Bb/C C F/C

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Am C/G F C

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C Bb/C C

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F/C C

A room on the top floor

Bb C

And the chest all but knackered

Bb C

Two fingers not wo-rking

F/C

And the back’s shot to hell

Am C/G

It’s a lifetime of digging trenches

F C

In the cold and wet weather

And for laying half the roadway

Bb C

In England as well

F/C C

You’d finish in the one place

Bb C

It was straight to the next one

Bb C

And you never could settle

And you were always alone

Am C/G

Just a drifter in limbo

F C

I was best off away, son

Just one of the thousands

Bb C

Who could never go home

Bb C Bb6

That’s your mighty man, son

Gm C

Your mighty man

F C

Well, the boat and the train ride

Bb C

In a misty November

Bb C

We had the worst of the lodgings

And we hated the subs

Am C/G

Ma’s face on the leaving

F C

I will always remember

And we wouldn’t get paid

Bb C

Until they had closed up their pubs

F C C Bb C C

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Bb C C F F

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Am C/G F C C

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C Bb C

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F/C C

And I could stand up on horseback

Bb C

Was the man for the singing

Bb C

Put my hand up for boxing

At the fairground on the heath

Am C/G

I could play my accordion

F C

And charm all of the women

And dance round the taproom

Bb C

With a chair in my teeth

Bb C Bb6

That’s your mighty man, son

Gm C

Your mighty man

Bb C Bb6

That’s your mighty man, son

Gm C

Your mighty man

Bb C Bb6 Gm

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